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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:22 PM Original message |
Can we discuss that filibuster thing? And maybe term limits, too. |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. The unfair and destructive influence of the small states versus the big states is the worst thing |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. You're right, of course, that we'll likely never change that part of our structure, but we *might* |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 04:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Each state is regarded as equal |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. They should be less representative, they have less people. Take |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. but a whole lot less representation in congress |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. All the good legislation gets, usually, get shit-canned in the senate by |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Absolutely |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. You're happier with some people being considered inferior? |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I'm not sure what the difficulty is |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. You must be referring to Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'd rather see nonpartisan districts that produced competitive elections rather than the |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. That would apply to the House. The Senate is always statewide. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Gerrymandered districts is correct that is the only reason |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. No arguiment, but . . . . . . |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yet another "Term Limits" garbage post |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I'll mark you down as "undecided" |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Thank you for that thoughtful and cogent response. It really helped focus my thoughts |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. We already have term limits. We call them elections. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Convince me of that |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. That would be true with a more level playing field. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. I see you and raise you: let's abolish the Senate and go unicameral... |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. We might need the filibuster if these predictions hold that we lose the senate in Nov. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. Both term limits and the filibuster are anti-democratic |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. This was the biggest Dem failure during the Bush admin. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Color me a cynic, but your post presupposes they actually want to "make some change" |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-10 10:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Exactly. It's not like they used it much in "resisting" george's crimes. Maybe they were saving it |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-10 07:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. My contention is that it serves the interests of both parties, but not the interest of the people |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
24. Term limits would cause far more problems than they would solve. |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
29. How about lottery 'elections'? |
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